In each of the following questions, there is a certain relationship between two given words on one side of : : and one word is given on another side of : : while another word is to be found from the given alternatives, having the same relation with this word as the words of the given pair bear.Choose the correct alternatives.
Horse:Neigh ::Jackal:?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Howl
The relation is animal : the sound it makes. A horse neighs; a jackal howls. Braying belongs to the donkey, chattering to the monkey and squeaking to the mouse.
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Tree : Forest : : Grass : ?
Answer: A
Correct answer: Lawn
The relation is plant : the expanse it forms. Trees together make a forest; grass together makes a lawn. A field and a farm are named for their use rather than for the plant covering them.
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Giant : Dwarf : : Genius : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Idiot
The relation is extreme : its opposite extreme. A giant is the opposite of a dwarf in size; a genius is the opposite of an idiot in intellect. Wicked and gentle describe character rather than the far end of ability.
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Bank : River : : Coast : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Sea
The relation is margin : the body of water it bounds. A bank is the edge of a river; a coast is the edge of the sea. A beach is one kind of coast, and waves and floods are movements of the water.
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Flower : Butterfly : : Dirt : ?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Fly
The relation is place : the creature it attracts. A flower attracts the butterfly; dirt attracts the fly. A sweeper removes dirt rather than being drawn to it.
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Malaria : Disease : : Spear : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Weapon
The relation is example : the class it belongs to. Malaria is a disease; a spear is a weapon. A wound and death are what the spear may cause, and a sword is another weapon rather than the class.
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Harp:Drum::Flute:?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Bugle
The relation is instrument : another played the same way. The harp and the drum are both sounded by the hand; the flute and the bugle are both sounded by blowing. The violin is bowed and the piano and harmonium are keyed.
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Imprison:Jail::Exile:?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Banish
The relation is punishment : the word for imposing it. To imprison is to confine in jail; to exile is to banish from the country. The country is where one is banished from, and punishment is the general class.
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Victory:Encouragement::Failure:?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Frustration
The relation is outcome : the feeling it produces. Victory brings encouragement; failure brings frustration. Defeat is another word for the failure itself rather than the feeling it leaves.
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Dilatory:Expeditious::Direct:?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Circumlocutory
The relation is word : its opposite. Dilatory - slow and delaying - is the opposite of expeditious; direct is the opposite of circumlocutory, going round about instead of straight to the point. Tortuous describes a winding path rather than winding speech.
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